Pix sets a new record with 51.9 million transactions in one day

With the payment of the second installment of the 13th salary, the number of transactions in one day with Pix, an instant payment system, hit a new record on Monday (20). According to the Central Bank, there were 51.9 million operations.

The use of the new payment method has grown every day. The previous record had been reached on December 13th, with 50.3 million transactions in 24 hours.

“Another Pix record. There were 51,946,938 transactions (transfers and payments) yesterday. The increase coincided with the payment of the second installment of the 13th salary,” BC informed this Tuesday (21).

The companies had until yesterday to deposit the second installment of the 13th salary for workers with a formal contract. The first must have been paid by November 30th.

A survey by Dieese (Inter-Union Department of Statistics and Socioeconomic Studies) indicates that 51 million should receive the amounts, injecting R$ 155.6 billion into the economy.

Pix currently has 115.2 million registered users, including individuals and companies. In October alone, 1.18 billion transactions totaled R$ 583.5 billion.

Pix turned one year old last month and, according to BC, was the fastest-to-subscribe instant payment system in the world.

Altogether, there are 364.3 million registered keys. A person can make up to five keys per checking account, and a company, up to 20.

In practice, those who register the keys do not need to inform all of their data when transferring money or paying a bill via Pix. The person only needs to say the registered key (CPF, email or cell phone number, for example).

Monetary authority data show that 106.8 million people have taken Pix at least once.

In a short time, Pix became one of the most used means for transferring resources and surpassed the traditional DOC (Credit Order Document) and TED (Available Electronic Transfer). Since its launch, the system has handled over R$4 trillion.